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- proper noun A
diminutive of the femalegiven name Henrietta .
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Examples
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She was a free woman, a widow with one daughter, Henrietta -- "Henny" she called her -- and lived in her own little house at Crooktown, near Cecilton.
Unwritten History 1919
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The secret of master's cruelty toward "Henny" is found in the fact of her being almost helpless.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass 1856
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"Henny" is found in the fact of her being almost helpless.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave 1845
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"Henny" is found in the fact of her being almost helpless.
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, 1845
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Betts Shoreham fidgetted at the "Henny," and he had the weakness, at the moment, to wish the young governess were not in a situation to be spoken of so unceremoniously.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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"There are about 54 different countries in Africa and quite a few of them are represented right here in Middle Tennessee," said Henshaw "Henny" Mbosowo, 39, the president and CEO of the new chamber.
tennessean.com - Top News from The Tennessean, MUSIC CITY U.S.A 2009
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I always call her Henny, en famille, and I look upon you as almost one of us since our travels. "
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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(Henny Ray Abrams/AP) "Teachers define us," Sondheim said in a statement.
Teaching, inspired by Sondheim Jacqueline Trescott 2010
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So many people I know lose sleep and energy over what they read and hear, and begin themselves to fear monger, like that 'Henny Penny and the falling sky story' where one small happening upsets an entire barnyard
The Good News 2009
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It was like a Henny Youngman joke: how do you know you're in a Jewish neighborhood—all the Chinese restaurants.
The Most Wonderfullest Christmas Ever Con Chapman 2011
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